There is a need to be watchful and perhaps to preserve an image. Tribal cultures believed that the camera captured the soul or essential being, and may have this significance in dreams.
The camcorder with its greater technological abilities has a similar meaning.
Material aspects: To be using a camera or camcorder in a dream means that we should record events or occasions in such a way that they are preserved, perhaps for posterity or as evidence. Being filmed indicates that we need to look more carefully at our actions and reactions to certain situations.
To dream of a camera, signifies that changes will bring undeserved environments.
For a young woman to dream that she is taking pictures with a camera, foretells that her immediate future will have much that is displeasing and that a friend will subject her to acute disappointment.
Dreaming of a camera may indicate that some of your friends aren’t as true as they seem to be. Therefore, you should keep your secrets to yourself. It may also mean that you’re feeling a lot of stress and pressure in one aspect of your life.
Methodical, technical perspective. Suggests you look at something more impersonally and objectively—look through the objective! You should document something very carefully.
The film in the camera refers to the initial screen, the creative power of the soul, where external impressions leave their imprint.
To be using a camera in a dream means we arc recording events or occasions which we may need to remember or take note of more fully. Being filmed indicates that we need to look more carefully at our actions and reactions to certain situations.
2- There is a necessity to retain a mental picture of what is important to us.
If you dream of being in a music video, it means you want to express your emotions more freely. This dream can also signify a desire to heal the soul after a difficult period in your life.
If you dream of watching a music video (on TV or watching one being made), the meaning depends on the music.
If you like the music that was playing, the dream is a positive omen of pleasure and the expression of emotions.
If you didn’t like the song, then it points to unhappiness in a family or friendship situation.
If you are watching a video or television movie and are able to follow the story, note that the main character in the movie represents yourself. Whatever sort of program you are watching, if you are able to follow it in your dream, it relates to you and your present problems or situation. Relate it to the universal and personal symbolism given in the earlier part of this book.
If you are unable to choose which video to play, you need to examine your choices in life or work and give good thought to where you want to go.
To dream that you are using a video camera, suggests that you need to be more objective in your decisions. Focus on the task at hand and try not to let your emotions cloud your judgment.
To dream that someone else using a video camera, indicates that you are reflecting back on your past memories. You may be trying to learn from previous mistakes or relive the good and bad times.
To dream of being in a video game can symbolize your life. You may feel as though life is a game. Dreaming of being in a video game can also be a product of gaming for hours on end during the day
To dream that you are playing a video game, represents your ability to manipulate others into doing what you want them to do. Sometimes this dream also is suggesting that you are trying to escape from problems in your real life.
If you dream of being a character inside a video game, it means you are feeling controlled by others.
To dream of a video store suggests that you are emotionally stressed, and you are trying to think of new ideas and look for the various choices out there for you, to find the one that will make you happier.
Islamic Dream Interpretation